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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 854 · 40 questions
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Speaker's tip (Tell, explain, remind): Opening: greeting, hook, topic, a preview of the points. Body: the main points (about 2 or 3 in a short speech), each with an example or a reason. Closing: a summary, the call to action, thanks and a memorable last line.

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  1. 1.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  4. 4.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  6. 6.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  15. 15.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  19. 19.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points

Answer key

  1. the opening
  2. introducing the topic
  3. facts and examples
  4. the body
  5. the main points
  6. opening, body, closing
  7. a story proving a point
  8. reasons for your idea
  9. the body
  10. the body
  11. a summary of the points
  12. reasons for your idea
  13. facts and examples
  14. the main points
  15. about 2 or 3
  16. the closing
  17. a summary of the points
  18. the main points
  19. an example or a reason
  20. the opening
  21. a story proving a point
  22. introducing the topic
  23. facts and examples
  24. a preview of the points
  25. introducing the topic
  26. reasons for your idea
  27. greeting the audience
  28. the body
  29. reasons for your idea
  30. the attention hook
  31. greeting the audience
  32. the memorable last line
  33. a story proving a point
  34. the opening
  35. greeting the audience
  36. a preview of the points
  37. the attention hook
  38. greeting the audience
  39. the closing
  40. the attention hook

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